On Wednesday 10 June 2009, in Newcastle, New South Wales, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC a...

On Wednesday 10 June 2009, in Newcastle, New South Wales, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General officially opened the Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution new aged care facility.

In the evening, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner in honour of Mr Stephen Brady's investiture as a Knight Commander in the Order of Orange Nassau. Guests included: His Excellency Mr Willem Andreae and Mrs Christine Gervoson de Sierven; Mr John Blackwell and Mrs Fiona Blackwell; Mr Geoff Brady and Mrs Sue Brady; His Excellency Mr Albert Chua and Ms Patricia Lam; the Honourable Laurie Ferguson MP and Ms Maureen Walsh; Mr Mark Fraser OAM and Mr Cuneyt Mermercan; Mr Joshua Frydenberg; Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie AO DSC CSM and Mrs Carmel Gillespie; Ms Andrea Gleason and Dr Benjamin Reilly; Mr Fergus Hanson; the Honourable John Howard AC and Mrs Janette Howard; Lieutenant General David Hurley AO DSC and Mrs Linda Hurley; Ms Veronique Ingram; Professor Rikki Kersten; Dr Graeme Killer AO and Mrs Jan Killer; Mr Patrick Lawless and Ms Emma Luders; Mr Michael L'Estrange AO and Mrs Jane L'Estrange; Mr David Malouf AO; Ms Pamela O'Grady and Mr David Mason; Dr Margaret Olley AC; Mr Arthur Sinodinos AO and Ms Elizabeth Sinodinos; Mr Peter Stephens; Ms Deborah Stokes and Mr Peter Naumann; Mr George Thompson and Mrs Melva Thompson; Lieutenant Colonel Scott Winter and Mrs Mireille Winter; Mr Peter Woolcott and Mrs Tanya Woolcott. Earlier, the Governor-General sent the following message to His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh: "Michael and I join the people of Australia in sending Your Royal Highness our warmest greetings on the occasion of your birthday."